Non-parametric Bayesian inference for integrals with respect to an unknown finite measure

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 369-384

  Erhardsson, Torkel ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Dirichlet process; Finite measure; Harris recurrence; Integral; Inverse problem; Markov chain; Sampling importance resampling algorithm

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749114973     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: 14679469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9469.2007.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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